text_original: the first beginnings of a protest by the Teutonic eastern division of the Frankish kingdom against the claims of the western kingdom of Neustria to be the true centre of the Frankish Empire. It is attractive to think of the great Austrasian Mayors as the earliest champions of German national independence.
text_transcription: THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF A PROTEST BY THE TEUTONIC EASTERN DIVISION OF THE FRANKISH KINGDOM AGAINST THE CLAIMS OF THE WESTERN KINGDOM OF NEUSTRIA TO BE THE TRUE CENTER OF THE FRANKISH EMPIRE IT IS ATTRACTIVE TO THINK OF THE GREAT AUSTRAJAN MAYORS AS THE EARLIEST CHAMPIONS OF GERMAN NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst bɪɡˈɪnɪŋz əvə pɹˈoʊtɛst baɪ ðə tjuːtˈɑːnɪk ˈiːstɚn dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋdəm ɐɡˈɛnst ðə klˈeɪmz ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn kˈɪŋdəm ʌv nˈuːstɹiə təbi ðə tɹˈuː sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. ɪɾ ɪz ɐtɹˈæktɪv tə θˈɪŋk ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɔːstɹˈeɪʒən mˈeɪɚz æz ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst tʃˈæmpiənz ʌv dʒˈɜːmən nˈæʃənəl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns.